WHAT’S HAPPENING
APRIL 2015
4/4
Easter Egg Hunt
See website for details and registration. P. Grahm Dunn 866-922-0306.
www.pgrahamdunn.com
4/4
Final Wooster Rotary Club Antique & Collectible Auction
Come and enjoy the final year of Wooster Rotary’s largest fundraiser with thousands of
consigned items. Registration and viewing begins 2 hours prior to auction. Wooster High
School , 10 AM. 330-264-1420. www.woosterrotary.org
4/4
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Shreve Village Hall. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will accept
your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items. First Saturday
of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330-264-1300 extension 232.
4/11
Machine Sale
Kidron Auction. 9 AM. 330-857-3431. www.kidronauction.com
4/11
Guided Bird Walk
Free program, birders of all skill levels welcome! Please dress for the weather. Seaman
Orientation Plaza-Secrest Arboretum. 9 AM. http://secrest.osu.edu.
4/11
12th Annual Writers Workshop
Meet published authors and participate in sessions about poetry writing, ghost writing,
writing anove, developing your plot and your character, and the process of getting your
work published. Featured speaker, Bruce Wiegl, awar winning poet. Register by calling
330-684-8985 or online at http://wayne.uakron.edu/writers/writers-workshop.dot.
4/11
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Doylestown Village Hall. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will
accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items. Second
Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330-264-1300
extension 232.
4/12
Faculty & Guest Recital
Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster. 7:30 PM. 330-253-2419. www.wooster.edu.
4/14-4/18
“Check it Out 2015” Downtown Promotion
Use your Wayne County library card to receive special discounts from participating
Downtown merchants. Dowtown Wooster. 330-262-6222. www.mainstreetwooster.org
4/15
Music on Market: Richard Figge in “Mass Appeal”
In this comedy/drama, a beloved priest deftly avoids controversial issues. Free-will
offering collected. Wooster United Methodist Church. 7 PM. 330-262-5641.
www.facebook.com/pages/Music-on-Market/168072076684166.
4/16
Child Abuse Prevention Month Breakfast
Community breakfast to promote child abuse prevention. Shisler Conference Center,
OARDC. 7 AM. 330-345-5340. www.waynecsb.org
4/14-4/18
Spring Dance Concert
The Spring Dance Concert is a formal and highly popular concert, presenting the works
of faculty and advanced choreographers. Freedlander Theatre, College of Wooster. 7:30
PM. 330-263-2241. www.wooster.edu/academics/area/theatre-dance/productions/
4/18
Wooster Symphony Orchestra & Wooster Chorus Concert
This is a combined concert featuring Mozart’s Requim. McGaw Chapel, College of
Wooster. 7:30 PM. 330-263-2419. www.wooster.edu.
4/18
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Creston Municipal Building. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will
accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items. Third
Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330-264-1300
extension 232.
4/18
Earth Day Celebration
A full day of celebrating the great outdoors! Trail clean up, workshops, bird walk, and
Fotofest. The Wilderness Center. 9 AM-4 PM. 877-359-5235. www.wildernesscenter.org
4/18
Wooster Wine Festival
Fine wine makers present their finest creations along with delicious selections from
Wooster’s independent restaurateurs to benefit the Wayne Center for the Arts.
Greenbriar Conference & Party Centre. 6:30 PM. 330-264-2787.
www.wayneartscenter.org
4/118
Dinner Theatre “Chris Hart as Cy Young”
Program by Chris Hart portraying a mature Cy Young reflecting on his past career. Des
Dutch Essenhaus. $16.75. 1 PM. 330-567-2212. www.shreveohio.com/resources/countyline-historical-society.
4/18-4/19
Mid-Ohio Mopars Swap Meet & Car Corral
Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler brands classic car parts, etc. Locate that hard to find part
you've been looking for. Buckeye Event Center Sat 8 AM-4 PM, Sun 8 AM-2 PM 330464-6613 www.midohiomopars.us
4/19
Voices from the Past “Raison D’ Etre” Cowgirls of the West
Tickets available at the Historical Society or the Wooster Book Company. Wayne County
Historical Society 2 PM 330-264-8856www.waynehistoricalohio.org
4/21
Wayne County Civil War Roundtable “Major Thomas Eckert & President Abraham
Lincoln”
Hear the story of Major Thomas Eckert, the chief telegrapher in the War Department
during the war, who grew up in Wooster, Ohio. He was the town's first telegraph
operator. Eckert will be presented by Craig Forcell, Also, during the evening, President
Abraham Lincoln, presented by Gerald Payn, will tell about the last few days of his
life. Beginning with his second inaugural address, the President will tell about his visit to
City Point, the evacuation of Richmond, the surrender of Gen. Lee, and the festivities in
Washington City following the surrender. 6:30 PM. Wayne County Library. 330-3455547
4/24
Wooster Singers Concert
Lisa Wong will direct the Wooster Singers in this spring concert. Gault Recital Hall,
College of Wooster. 7:30 PM. 330-263-2419. www.wooster.edu.
4/24-4/25
Steve Chupp Nursery Auction
An indoor auction of 2,000 trees and shrubs that’s just in time for spring planting.
Buckeye Event Center. 9 AM – 4 PM. 330-465-4725. www.stevechuppauctions.com
4/25
Smithville Village Yard Sales
Over 100 yard sales. Smithville, 9 AM – 4 PM. 877-669-2781.
4/25
Native Plant Sale & Gardening Seminars
Join us to learn about native plants in your garden. Purchase hard to find native plants.
The Wilderness Center, 9 AM – 4 PM. 877-359-5235. www.wildernesscenter.org
4/25
Healthy Kids Day
Receive free health screenings for kids & food demonstrations. YMCA of Wooster, 9
AM. 330-264-3131. www.woosterymca.org.
4/25
Opera Workshop Performance
Experience the Annual Opera Workshop Performance. Gault Recital Hall, College of
Wooster, 7:30 PM. 330-263-2419. www.wooster.edu.
4/25
Wayne County Choral Union Spring Concert
West Hill Baptist Church, 7:30 PM. 330-465-1052. www.waynechoralunion.org
4/25
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Dalton Village Hall AND West Salem Village Garage/Community
Recycling Area. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will accept your donations of gently
used clothing, computers, and household items. Fourth Saturday of each month. For
more information, contact Goodwill at 330-264-1300 extension 232.
4/25-26
Wayne County Home & Garden Show
Come see over 150 exhibits for you home & garden. New car display, children’s garden
with activities for kids, food concessions & much more. Wayne County Fairgrounds, Sat
10 AM – 6 PM & Sun 10 AM- 4 PM. 330-262-5735. www.woosterchamber.com.
4/26
Wooster Chamber Music Series-Brentano Quartet
Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster, 3 PM. 330-263-2419. www.wooster.edu.